Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-18
NOW FOR BUSINESS.
The Commencement Exercises of the
SPenCerian Business College.

PRETTY SCENE AND INTERESTING EXERCISES At
| Acknowledgements BY PEOF. WILSON AND MISS
! CLARA BaRToS-YOTSG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
| PREPARED FOR LIES DUTIES.
/ The twenty-frst birthday OF the Spencerian
/ Business COLLEGE was celebrated YESTERDAY
/ afternoon by holding the twenty-frst annual
| graduating exercises at AlbauCh'S Opera House
/ amid surroundings Of unusual brilliancy A bank
Of flowers composed OF floral tributes of beautiful
variety and colOrng. the gifts of admiring friends
20 the members OF the graduating class filled he en-
tire front OF the stage. The setting OF he stage was
/ that OF a sylvan scene, making an appropriate
frame for the picture which was attraCtively pre-
Sented to the gaze nf the immense audience When
/ ; O'Clock had arrived the busy FISHERS had about
completed their work and every seat in the large
/ auditorium was iill"d. -Four members OF the Chi
neSe legation. wearing their cOO-iOoking costumes.
had been seated ia of the lower boxes: several
representatives from The japanese legation Occu
pied an upper box, and in the ad Joining box CON-
| HissiOners Webb, Ludlow and Wheatley were
seated Ladies in light afternoon costumes Occu-
pied the other boxes. and general hum OF CONVEX
sdtion pervaded the house. The young ladies of
! the flower committee, in their white dresses.
! itted across the stage and added here and there
another touch OF color to the garden that bIoomed
/ on the stage. John 2. Sousl, the leader of the
Marine Band. sat his high chair careIeSSly toy
ing with his baton, while the members or the
i band looked over their music scores.
THE EXERCISES.
Presently the stage cleared, the leaders
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cred their mouths, The strings bent their elbows
and lowered their chinS the cello rose up on end
the drums braced up and then the strains OF the
Overt ure OF MariI ana fOated out on the air. From
one Of the wings came those who had been Invited
10 seats on the stage. The L. :. commissioner OF
education. v. III. X. Dawson. III. j. OrnOnd Wilson,
Rev. +. ID. Daniels Mr. Powell The superintendent
OF public schools. Mr. Matthew 6. Emery, Gen. k.
ID. MUss''F, Judge Macarthur. Miss clara Barton,
MI heify G. Spencer MIS- sara y. spencer, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. e. Spencer, Nj. Paul \. Steele and Miss
L. Geneva Wise. After the overture, the orchestra
rendered. in spirited style, descriptive fantasia,
Life ON The Plains and then Il march, composed
/ by Mr. Sotsa. TO the music oil the march the
members OF the graduating class, seventy-on in
number. MED ON the stage from the wings ana
took their SEATS The scene was now complete
and the exercises began. First there was prayer
offered by R-v. T. ID. Daniels. and then Prof
Spencer introduced David 4. Godstein, VINO de
liyered the Salutatory the representative OF the
male members Of the class. He was bright
present IA very hearty welcome. lie was
rewarded with The smiles aud applause
as he retired. The SpcnCeridu College Quartette.
composed OF L. q. spencer. Ed-on philips. PAU
Steele and MIS-. II. Ii. MIL. then sang The Nun"
Mrs Spencer explained that Nrs Mills had con-
scented 10 take the place OF the tenor. who alb
Sth.. anu feh'rNed, lI"L-e Ten Iit WLit woman
can't do, and everybody laughed. After cornet
solo from Mr.. Walter +. Smith, OF The Marine
Band Miss Emma Mould delivered the Salutatory
Oh the part Of the ladies'. She proved TO be
graceful, attractive speaker. She gave some SenSi
bic thoughts on the advantages 10 girls OF prac-
Teal business education, whether they intended
10 apply X in managing family or in actual bus
Ines lie. JudsOn A. Lampn gave in good style
Mark Twaihs response To the toast 'rhe Babies"
Then Miss Anita Hendrie rectcd a selection ell
tiJl-d 1.-The BnDOlink, giving excellent imita-
ton of that birds peculiar cry, and in response 10
the continued applause recit-d ''DaiSy'S Faith
with line evolutionary eject. The quar-
tette rendered another selection, and Wharton f..
Lester was Introduced and delivered the valedic-
tory Tor the gtntltlnen. His clear ennclitlon and
pleasing delivery held the attention ui his hearers.
Mr. Frank W. Lus0y, of the Marine Band delight
cd the audience with NylOpnpne solo. and Inen
y.
ot having The highest average standing among the
ladies Tor the year, delivered the valrdictory for
The ladies' She Was good speaker and her
ideas were wei! expressed ami clearly uttered.
Mr.. WILSON'S ADDRESS.
Prof. spencer then introduced Mr.. j. Ormond
Wilson, who spoke OF the growing Importance in
the system OF modern education OF schools of this
Kind. He said that. according TO the special re- B
ports OF the Bureau Of Education. the business
schools OF this elias, had Increased during the last
decade from l;il 70 ,2. and the humber OF pupils
from 26. 100 10 ~. sU6. At the same time, he said
there mad been Il corresponding increase in
the departments and an expansion in the method
OF study. III such schools, he speaker said. the
pupil was continually doing, and his theoretical
knowledge was deduced from his practical train
ing. He spoke Of what such schools were accom-
pushing lii opening up for women new avenues OF
activity. and demonstrating that they capa-
BILE OF what II Known Is business sense men. He
predicted that the time was drawing near when
the question beng raised as To the equality OF
pay 10 men and women would be settled. and in
IavOr OF an equality when both We're performing
was being done by the Spencerian Business Col
lege and SAID that il was appreciated by the bust
mes, community.
MISS BARTON'S TAIN.
Mrs. Spencer then introduced Miss Clara Barton
the president OF the Red cross Association refer
ring in appropriate terms her services rendered
both in this country and in Europe, in mnisterng
90 the need. OF the wounded Oh the field OF battle.
Miss Barton said this college itself in its heroic
uprising from total destruction O1 It's property by
IRE. gave the finest possible living lesson 0f bust
ness training. No citizen lost dollar, no
student an hour of time. She referred 10 the
early days when she taught school and ut the
same time held position in her brothers
ing-room. Prof. Spencer and Mrs. Spencer fol-
lowed with brief addresses in the course OF which
they Spoke OF the Kindness and sympathy OF the
people OF Washington when the disaster came
upon them Of the burning Oh Lincoln Hall In De-
Cember last.
The diplomas were presented to the graduates
by the commissioner Of Education, Mr.. Dawson,
but before doing 80 he inade graceful and beaut-
fully expressed speech. Diplomas We're awarded
10 the following, ana the exercises caIne TO an end
THE GRADUATES.
LadeS-Day ClaSs-Flora \. Berger ILL.,: Nellie
f. Burse Me; Anna Jean Carr, d. c.; Katie
Fletcher. ID. C.; Margaret A. Kelly. d. c.; Jean
nette Ray, ID. {.
Genrleinen-Day Class-Saml- H. Bogley, Md:
Wilmer VI. Browne, Fla; Benz. F. Butteritld, VI:
ChdS- W. COrnweil, Va; James NJ Fowler, lr, d.
G.; j. Frank lIamhnk, ID. C.; Win Z. Hecox, Ny:
Chas- +. HELEN. ID. C.; Benz. L. keyser, IT, d. G.:
WIN. l.. f. King, d. C.; Judson \. LamOn, ILL.,.
EWd. L. LAWYER, Va; Wharton f.. Lester Md
Ewd. Y. Loughran, ID. c.; y. Lewis Lukens Va:
Russell Magruder, Md: Henry f. l. Myers. ID. G.:
Meyer Nordllnger, ID. G.; DAM. j. Normoyie Va:
VIM. Z. Predmore, y. y; Jas. =. Quinn, Va:
Francis y. Quinian ID. c.; Jno b. Schroth. ID. C.:
Beverley /. sener, ID. c.: Harry q. Schaf1er w !
Va Geo. b. Sheriff, H., d. t.; VIM 6. strauss D.
c.: Frank \. SwarjwOut, ILL.,; Robert X. Taylor |
Jr., " Y; VIM \. Van DOren, d. C.; Manner
l. Wade. Ga; VIM. +. Warren, d. e.:
Geo. Ii. Weber, ID. c.: Jno. W. *. Young Penn
Ladies-Nisht ClaSs-EStelie T.. Adams, d. e.:
Emma Mould. ID. c.: Mary l.. RathbOne d. g.: |
Jennie NJ Spears, ID. &.
Gentlemen-Night ClasS-ByrOn S. Adams DC:
Chds. Il. Benton, Iowa; Patrick j. Brennan. Ire !
land JnO. j. Carroll, ID. c.; VIM A. Dorsey ID. G.: |
Richd ". Einmon>, ID. C.; SeimOsuke Fukr,da |
Japan: David Il. tioldStein, ID. G.; Jas. Henry !
Harvell, Virginia.; Henry Kiefer, ID. c.; FINS d. |
Morris, ID. e.; Asa W. Piper Ohio; Bernadine |,
Smith, ID. C.; Jno. Robt- sutton, jr., DC.
Stenusrapny ana Observation-Disclosures Bean |
Md; Mary &. Chapman ID. c.; Ruby ID. Croweii |
OHIO; Elizabeth VI. DILL ID. c.; Jessie Lamb Emit, |
wi>tie. ID. C.; Anita Hendrfe, New York; Maud NJ |
Hewlett, ID. c.; Ellen Leary, ID. c.; Clara H. A. |
Nelson, d. e.; RObt. +. Logan, Ill. JnO. &. Uruu-
hart, Va
Nj. spencer called attention to the note on the |
prograin that ID. J. Nornoye, OF Virginia, had re-
celscd The highest average standing among the |
gentlemen Tor the year.
THE COMMITTEES
in charge were as follows: Reception committee |
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